Kettle-holder.



Patented May I4, |901.

J. RINGENBERG.

v.KETTLE HOLDER.

(Applcation filed Feb. 21, 1901.)

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JOSEPH RINGENBERG, OF GERMANTONVN, NEBRASKA.

KETTLE-HOLDEF-l.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent No. 673,965, dated May 14,1901.

Application filed February 2l, 1901. Serial No. 48,356. klilomodei.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH RINGENBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Germantown, in the county of Seward and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and useful Kettle-Holder, of which the following isa specilication.

This invention relates to kettle supports or holders; and it has for oneobject to providea simple, cheap, and durable construction on which thekettle may be placed to support it above the lire. Kettles for boilingsoap and for similar uses are usually suspended from a tripod or crane;but the objection to this arrangement is that they are free to swingduring the stirring operation, whereas with the present constructiont-he kettle is held firmly.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and efficientmeans forconfining the fire on two sides, so that a proper-draft will besecured and also to prevent scorching of the clothing of the personattending the kettle.

Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be evident fromthe following description:

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure l is a perspective view of the complete holder. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken longitudinally through one of the supporting-legsand the holding-ring and illustrating the position of the side plate.Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing portions of a supporting-leg andguard-plate and illustrating the manner of clamping the plate.

Referring now to the drawings, the present holder consists of a ring 5,of such diameter as to receive the bottom of a kettle, as indicatedindotted lines in Fig. l, a sufficient portion of the lower part of thekettle passing through the ring to insure the kettle being held securelyfrom tilting during the boiling and stirring operations. The ringisprovided with supporting-legs 6, '7, 8, and .9,which are disposedagainst the outer face of the ring, at opposite sides thereof, in pairs,the legs 6 and 7 being opposite to the legs 8 and 9, respectively, andthe legs 6 and 8 being separated the same angular distance as the legs 7and 9. The legs are secured at their upper ends against the ring 5 byboltslO, engaged through alining perforations in the legs and ring, andon each bolt is disposed a button 11, between which and the face ofthecorresponding leg` is clamped the edge of a side plate.r There are twoot these side plates 12 and 13, which are trunco-triangular in form andare bent transversely to conform at their upper minor ends to thecurvature of the ring 5. One plate l2 has its side edgesat their upperends clamped between the legs 6 and 7 and the adjacent buttons 11, whilethe opposite plate 13 has the rupper portions of its side edges clampedbetween the legs 8 and 9 and their adjacent buttons ll, and to receiveand hold the lower ends of the plates securely against displacement thelower ends of the legs are curved outwardly and upwardly to form feetl5, between the upper edges of which and the outer faces of the legs thelower portions of the plates are received. The inner faces of the feetbeing curved, the plates may be pressed downwardly and deiiectedoutwardly at their lower ends, the spring quality of the plates causingthem thus to tightly impinge against their contacting surfaces,so thatthe plates are held rmly. When the plates are to be removed, it is onlynecessary to loosen the bolts and turn the buttons, when the plates maybe moved outwardly at their upper ends and then drawn upwardly fromengagement with the feet.

It will be understood thatin practice modiiications of the specificconstruction shown may be made and that any suitable materials andproportions may be used for the various parts without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed isf l. A kettle-holder comprising a ring legs attachedto the ring and disposed oppositely in pairs, and a guard-plate carriedby each pair of legs.

2. A kettle-holder comprising a ring, legs attached to the ring anddisposed oppositely in pairs, and a guard-plate carried by each pair oflegs and removably connected thereto.

3. A kettle-holder comprising a supporting-frame, legs attached to theframe and dis- IOO posed oppositely in pairs, the lower ends of the legsbeing bent outwardly and upwardly to form hooks, a guard-plate disposedwith its lower edge in the hooks of each pair of legs, and means forholding the upper ends of the plates against displacement.

4. A kettle-holder comprising a ksupporting-frame, legs attached to theframe and disposed in pairs, the lower ends of the legs being bent toform hooks, bolts passedthrough the legs and frame to hold the legs tothe frame, buttons mounted upon the bolts, and a plate disposed with itslower portion in the hooks of each pair of legs andvwith its upperportion engaged behind the corresponding I5 buttons.

5. A kettle-holder comprising a frame having supporting-legs providedwith hooks, plates engaged with the hooks, and means for holding theplates in engagement with the hooks.

In testimony that I elaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH RINGENBERG.

Witnesses:

R. S. NoRvAL,

A. I-IERRMANN, Jr.

